Shila Sarkar is a public health professional currently serving as a Programme Officer (Monitoring and Reporting) at the World Health Organization (WHO), Bangladesh. She holds both BSc and MSc degrees in Statistics from the University of Rajshahi. With over a decade of experience, her expertise spans health systems research, health information systems, antimicrobial consumption surveillance, and pandemic response planning. Ms. Sarkar has worked extensively with national and international health agencies including WHO, UNICEF, and icddr,b, contributing to health sector coordination, statistical analysis, and evidence-based policymaking. Her recent work involves evaluating the impacts of climate change on health vulnerabilities, particularly in low-resource and climate-stressed regions of Bangladesh. She has a strong research interest in health services delivery, healthcare facilities, biostatistics, One Health, and the application of data science to address emerging public health challenges.
World Health Organization
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Health Systems